A new species of Typhonoya Prozorov (Lepidoptera, Lasiocampidae, Lasiocampinae, Gastropachini) from the moist broadleaf forest of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Alexey M. Prozorov, Tatiana A. Prozorova, Jean Joseph Mapilanga, Axel Hausmann, Günter C. Müller, Roman V. Yakovlev, Julia S. Volkova, Vadim V. Zolotuhin
Abstract
The second species of the genus Typhonoya Prozorov 2011T. kravchenkoi Prozorov, Mller Zolotuhin sp. n. from the Democratic Republic of the Congo is described. A previously monotypic genus becomes bitypic. One paratype specimen was collected in the buffer zone of the southern part of the Salonga National Park during a one year-long stationary expedition (June 2017June 2018). Spread imagoes, heads, legs, venations and genitalia of both species are figured and compared. Additional notes on the genus description and previously known species are added.
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BiologyLepidoptera genitaliaGenusDemocracyParatypeNational parkEcologyHolotypeLawPoliticsPolitical scienceLepidoptera: Biology and TaxonomyPlant and animal studiesInsect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior